(1-6)-alpha-glucomannan (glucomannan)

01/01/2021 - "Konjac glucomannan (KGM) + X11, Prunus persica + X11, and Prunus persica + YRL577 significantly relieved constipation. "
05/01/2017 - "Glucomannan moderately increases the defecation frequency of children with constipation but is not associated with a reduction in stool consistency or overall improvement in the rate of successful treatment. "
03/01/2004 - "Fiber (glucomannan) is beneficial in the treatment of childhood constipation."
01/01/2000 - "The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of glucomannan, a soluble fiber, as a treatment for chronic constipation in these children. "
08/01/2011 - "The aim was to assess the efficacy of glucomannan (GNN) as a sole treatment for functional constipation. "

01/01/1993 - "The study involved 60 children under 15 years of age (mean age 11.2 years, mean overweight 46%), 30 of them under glucomannan treatment (1 g twice a day for two months) and 30 under placebo and the same schedule. "
01/31/2023 - "Gummies candy enriched with Konjac glucomannan reduces hunger intensity and waist circumference of overweight individuals."
10/22/2015 - "A total of 83 overweight adults (66 women and 17 men) completed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled protocol in which they received either a glucomannan or placebo supplement for 60 days. "
10/22/2015 - "Konjac Glucomannan Dietary Supplementation Causes Significant Fat Loss in Compliant Overweight Adults."
06/01/2008 - "We included 200 overweight or obese patients in a parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, who were randomised to receive, in the context of an energy-restricted diet for a period of 16 weeks, a mixed fibre dose (3 g Plantago ovata husk and 1 g glucomannan) twice (b.i.d. "

01/01/2020 - "There was insufficient evidence to suggest that the natural supplements examined contribute to significant weight loss, with the exception of perhaps glucomannan in the form of PGX. "
04/13/2015 - "Glucomannan (GNN), a water-soluble dietary fibre derived from the plant Amorphophallus konjac, is marketed for weight reduction. "
01/01/2014 - "The evidence from available RCTs does not show that glucomannan intake generates statistically significant weight loss. "
01/01/2014 - "A meta-analysis (random effect model) of 8 RCTs revealed a nonstatistically significant difference in weight loss between glucomannan and placebo (mean difference [MD]: -0.22 kg; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.62, 0.19; I(2) = 65%). "
01/01/2014 - "The soluble fiber, glucomannan, is often recommended for weight loss. "

04/01/2003 - "Efficacy of esterified glucomannan to counteract mycotoxicosis in naturally contaminated feed on performance and serum biochemical and hematological parameters in broilers."
10/01/2007 - "To investigate the effects of feeding cereal-based diets that are naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins to dogs and assess the efficacy of a polymeric glucomannan mycotoxin adsorbent (GMA) in prevention of Fusarium mycotoxicosis. "
12/01/2002 - "Three levels of glucomannan polymer (GM polymer, extract of yeast cell wall, Alltech Inc.) were also tested for its efficacy to overcome Fusarium mycotoxicoses. "
06/01/2005 - "An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of feeding blends of grains naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins to mature, exercised horses, and to test the efficacy of a polymeric glucomannan mycotoxin adsorbent (GM polymer) in preventing Fusarium mycotoxicoses. "
07/01/2004 - "A polymeric glucomannan mycotoxin adsorbent (GM polymer) was also tested for its efficacy in preventing Fusarium mycotoxicoses. "

03/01/2015 - "Glucomannan (GM), a soluble fiber derived from the plant Amorphophallus konjac, is marketed as being helpful in reducing body weight. "
01/01/2014 - "The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the evidence for or against the efficacy of glucomannan in body weight reduction. "
12/01/2015 - "This work focuses on konjac glucomannan (KGM) due to its recognized body weight reduction-related effect: when it swells in the stomach in the presence of sufficient water, it produces a sensation of fullness. "
07/01/2015 - "Correction of data errors and reanalysis of "The effect of glucomannan on body weight in overweight or obese children and adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials"."
04/13/2015 - "Effect of glucomannan supplementation on body weight in overweight and obese children: protocol of a randomised controlled trial."